Photos: 'Graceland' Set Visit

(Photo Source: USA Network)

If you follow me on Twitter or have read through my recent Article Archive posts, you might know that I had the opportunity earlier this year to visit the set of two TV shows: USA Network's Graceland and A&E's The Glades. Since both are airing their respective seasons on TV at the moment, I thought I would share some photos I took while on the set visit.

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- June 10-21, 2013

June 10-21, 2013:

BuddyTV:
2013 TCA Awards: 'The Americans' and 'Breaking Bad' Lead Nominations
The nominations were announced Monday for the 2013 Television Critics Association Awards, with cable shows yet again garnering most of the spots. The only categories where the networks came out on top were in outstanding comedy (by a slim margin) and reality TV. And non-TV programming is starting to get recognized more and more with Netflix's House of Cards....

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- June 4-6, 2013

May 27-31, 2013:

BuddyTV:
[Videos] 'America's Got Talent' Season 8 Premiere: Singers, Cobras and Bad Auditions
It's summertime, and we all know what that means -- America's Got Talent is back! Get ready for some changes in season 8. Not only are there two new judges joining the panel -- Spice Girls singer Mel B and supermodel Heidi Klum, who are replacing the departed Sharon Osbourne -- but when the live shows begin in July, AGT is moving to Radio City Music Hall in New York City....

Review: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Book & Film

(Photo Source: Grand Central Publishing)

From book jacket: "While Abraham Lincoln is widely lauded for saving a Union and freeing millions of slaves, his valiant fight against the forces of the undead has remained in the shadows for hundreds of years. That is, until Seth Grahame-Smith stumbled upon The Secret Journal of Abraham Lincoln, and became the first living person to lay eyes on it in more than 140 years.

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- May 27-31, 2013

May 27-31, 2013:

BuddyTV:
'The Glades' Season 4 Preview: Zombies, Scooby-Doo and Strippers, Oh My [from my Glades Set Visit back in February]
Fans everywhere want to know if Callie accepts Jim's proposal from last season's big finale cliffhanger. When BuddyTV visited the set of The Glades earlier this year, the cast remained very tight-lipped about the outcome. But they were excited to talk about the types of cases to expect in season 4, as well as teasing what's going on with the characters that aren't named Jim and Callie....

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- May 21-24, 2013

May 21-24, 2013:

BuddyTV:
'Dancing with the Stars' Week 10 Performance Rankings [Slideshow]
Ranking the performances from week 10 of Dancing with the Stars season 16....

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- May 6-17, 2013

May 6-17, 2013:

BuddyTV:
'Glee' Season 4 Finale Songs: Rachel Performs Celine Dion's 'To Love You More'
The past year has been a season full of change on Glee. ... But season 4 comes to a close on Thursday, with New Directions performing at Regionals against The Hoosierdaddies (led by guest star and American Idol season 11 runner-up Jessica Sanchez). ... FOX has released...

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- April 29-May 3, 2013

April 29-May 3, 2013:

BuddyTV:
'Glee' Episode 4.21 Songs: Paying Tribute to Stevie Wonder
Glee is nearing the end of season 4, and they couldn't let the season go without doing another tribute episode. This time, instead of another pointless homage to Britney Spears, they're paying tribute to the legendary Stevie Wonder. Along the way, Artie is faced with news that'll affect his future, and we're introduced to his mother, played by Katey Sagal. Rachel prepares for her callback audition for Funny Girl. And Mercedes, Mike and Cassandra July (Kate Hudson) make return appearances. FOX has released...

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- April 22-25, 2013

April 22-25, 2013:

BuddyTV:
'Glee' Episode 4.20 Songs: New Directions Performs Queen's 'We Will Rock You'
If you're a fan of acoustic songs, then you'll want to tune in to this week's episode of Glee. The power goes out at McKinley High, so Will ends up assignment New Directions to perform acoustic numbers. And Sarah Jessica Parker returns as Isabelle Wright and tasks Kurt with helping out at a Vogue.com charity event. FOX has released the...

Mario Lopez Returning as 'X Factor' Host, Khloe Kardashian Departure Confirmed
On the X Factor judging panel, Demi Lovato was the one judge everyone wanted to see return. And when it came to the hosts, it's obvious who fans wanted to see gone and who should stay. Fortunately, Simon Cowell is making the right decisions, as FOX has announced Mario Lopez is returning to host season 3....

'Dancing with the Stars' Week 6 Performance Rankings [Slideshow]
Ranking the best and worst performances from week 6 of Dancing with the Stars season 16....

Did 'American Idol' Try to Replace Mariah Carey with Jennifer Lopez?
Hiring one of the biggest music superstars in the world should be enough to boost ratings for a TV show, right? In theory, yes. But as American Idol has proven this year, it doesn't matter how big the star is, it matters if they have chemistry with the rest of the panel and if they're a competent judge. But Mariah Carey...

'American Idol' Prediction: Does a Contestant's Hometown Determine Who Wins?
American Idol has been on the air for 12 seasons now. The purpose of this show from the start was to find the greatest undiscovered talent from all over the country and turn them into superstars. But is the talent (especially the winners) that graces the Idol stage really representative of the United States of America? And more to the point, can we predict who will win this year based on where the contestants are from?...

'American Idol' Top 4 Predictions: Is Kree Harrison in Danger of Being Eliminated?
Last night's American Idol proved two things to us. One, that FOX really needs to shell out more money so the contestants can have a better song selection to choose from instead of being stuck with slow, boring songs from a million years ago. And two, that Kree Harrison, one of the frontrunners, is more in danger of elimination than ever before. Will she hit the bottom of the leaderboard, or is Amber heading home as we all believed going into this week? And will we finally have a non-elimination round? Let's run through how each of the Top 4 finalists did with their performances and how the results might play out....

The BizzNiz -- American Idol Recaps:
'American Idol' 12 Recap: Top 4 Perform
The Top 4's intro videos show each contestant visiting Children's Hospital, which is a fantastic way for them to give back and to put a smile on a child's face....

'American Idol' 12 Recap: Top 4 Results
Last night, we saw the Top 4 visit the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. And tonight's results show starts off with more footage of them at the hospital. They perform for the kids and everyone joins in on "Just the Way You Are." Back in the studio...

Review: 'Breaking Bad' Season 1

(Photo Source: AMC)

As AMC is preparing for their hit drama Breaking Bad to finish out its final eight episodes this summer, I on the other hand am just getting introduced to the series, having recently watched all of season 1. Sometimes, there are shows that I don't find out about until everyone's deep into the craze and I'm either out of the loop or having to catch up late to the game--that's the case here.